JK Rowling, Joe Rogan and Elon Musk are fuming over Scotland’s hate crime law. Here’s why.
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A legal shake-up aimed at protecting minorities angers high-profile opponents on freedom of speech grounds.

It was no April Fool’s joke.

Harry Potter author-turned culture warrior J.K. Rowling kicked off the month with an 11-tweet social media thread in which she argued 10 transgender women were men — and dared Scottish police to arrest her.

Rowling’s intervention came as a controversial new Scottish government law, aimed at protecting minority groups from hate crimes, took effect. And it landed amid a fierce debate over both the legal status of transgender people in Scotland and over what actually constitutes a hate crime.

Already the law has generated far more international buzz than is normal for legislation passed by a small nation’s devolved parliament.

  • TheLowestStone@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Most people I know don’t mention that they listen to him unless specifically asked. Then they start scrambling to justify why it’s ok.

    • PatFusty@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Because Joe talks like a normal person. He has bad takes sure but that’s for you to decide. I am sure if you talked on stream for as long as he has you will have some bad takes too.

      • conquer4@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        It astonishs me that someone can have so many experts on their show, and remain so stupid.

        • PatFusty@lemm.eeEnglish
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          6 months ago

          He talks like a regular person would… if you think he’s stupid then you are basically saying “regular people are stupid cuz I’m a big smarty smart pants look at me with my big smart brain”